Club-nosed Trevally
Platycaranx chrysophrys
- Usual depth23–103 m
- Water temperature19–29 °C
- Best monthsMay and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The longnose trevally, also known as the tea-leaf trevally, club-nosed trevally, grunting trevally or dusky trevally, is a species of inshore marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and west Pacific Oceans from South Africa to New Zealand and Japan, inhabiting coastal waters, especially reefs, to a depth of 90 m. The longnose trevally is distinguished from similar species by a combination of a scaleless breast and the number of gill rakers and fin rays. It is a moderately large fish, growing to a maximum known length of 72 cm and 4.35 kg. The longnose trevally is a predatory fish, consuming small fish, crustaceans and molluscs. The species is of minor commercial importance throughout its range, and is considered to be a good table fish.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 45 records
- February: 35 records
- March: 39 records
- April: 67 records
- May: 283 records
- June: 82 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 96 records
- September: 180 records
- October: 122 records
- November: 53 records
- December: 34 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 23–103 m · Deepest record: 292.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Club-nosed Trevally, Grunting Trevally, longnosed trevally, Long-nosed Trevally, longnose trevally, Long-nose Trevally
Names in 5 more languages
- Filipino
- Talakitok
- French
- Carangue tapir
- Japanese
- Hishiyoroiaji, ヒシヨロイアジ
- Thai
- ปลากะมงหน้าดำ
- Simplified Chinese
- 長吻若鰺, 長吻裸胸鰺
Other scientific names: Carangoides chrysophryoides, Carangoides chrysophrys, Carangoides chrysophyra, Carangoides chrysoptera, Caranx chrysophrys
Similar species
- hunchback trevally
Platycaranx malabaricus
Giant trevallyCaranx ignobilis
Bluefin trevallyCaranx melampygus
Bigeye trevallyCaranx sexfasciatus
Mackerel scadDecapterus macarellus
Indian scadDecapterus russelli
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,093 open-data records from 1833 to 2023.
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